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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

There are always a lot of questions when deciding on a quality preschool for your child. We have put together a list of the top questions, if your questions is not listed please call or send us an email and we will be happy to answer it for you!

Is the A Happy Healthy Start Program a licensed and insured program?

Yes!  AHHS program is licensed in good standing through the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care (EEC) and fully insured. 

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Are all of your staff members CPR Certified?

Yes!  All teachers at AHHS are CORI/SORI checked, adult and pediatric CPR and First Aid Certified, and registered with the Background Record Check system for childcare settings in the state of MA.

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What is your teacher to student ratio?

A Happy Healthy Start maintains small teacher to student ratios to ensure each student has the opportunity for individual and small group instruction.  Most classes keep a 6:1 student/teacher ratio.  â€‹â€‹â€‹ ​

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What is the current tuition rates? 

A Happy Healthy Start tuition is $71.00 daily. *This is subject to change, please confirm when scheduling tour. 

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What is a play based curriculum

  • Play-based preschool classrooms are set up in sections, usually having a kitchen area, a play house, a reading nook, a sensory table, a block area, etc. Much of the class time is made up of free-choice centers, where children go to one of these areas in the classroom and “play”.

  • Teachers incorporate academic skills through theme-based activities and may add theme-based props to classroom learning centers.

  • The main goal is to develop social and emotional skills by teacher modeling.

  • The teacher acts as a facilitator of learning rather than a lecturer of direct instruction.

  • Students’ progress is monitored by their participation in hands-on activities and observational assessments, not by worksheets and drills.

  • Play-based classrooms are more about the process of learning and are less concerned about the product. Teachers work hard to create an atmosphere of discovery, exploration and appropriate risk-taking.

  • Many play-based preschool programs invite children to help decide which topics will be taught. Space or oceans this month?

  • Academics are taught by weaving literacy and math into all learning areas. For example, the dramatic play center will have a pad of paper and some pencils to make a grocery list when set up like a grocery store, or the sensory table might have play dough and rocks when learning about the Great Wall of China in an around the world preschool theme.

  • Overall this type of program uses the BEST time and BEST activities that day to encourage the BEST learning! 

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